Means for operating upon character-bearing surfaces.



G. R. CORNWALL.- MEANS FOR OPERATING UPON CHARACTER BEARING SURFACES. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 25, 1906. RENEWED JULY 24, 1914.

1,1 30,798., Patented Mar. 9, 1915.

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MEANS FOR OIE'ERATING UPON CHARACTER-BEARING SURFACES.

Application To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE R. CORNWALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eye, in the county of l/Vestchester and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Means for Operating Upon Character-Bearing Surfaces, of which the following. is a specification.

. The invention relates to the printing art and more especially to machines for operating upon character-bearing surfaces to bring them .intoqrelation such that the matter carried thereon may be in the desired final form The invention in some of for-reproduction.

will be. found useful in its features however other connections.

An object of he invention is to provide a machine which will bring characters or lines of characters upon different characterbearing surfaces into registered relation with each other, that is, so that a line will bear the same relation to lines upon other surfaces as'it does to the lines upon surface with itself production the matter may appear as continuous matter with the characters, or lines of characters, in. proper relation to each other; to provide such a machine which is adapted to operate upon strips bearing. lines of characters; to provide a machine which will register lines of characters and will then retain them in their registered relation; to provide a machine for registering character bearing surfaces or lines of characters upon such surfaces and then attach together such surfaces with the characters or lines in registered relation; to provide a machine which is adapted to register and superpose strips bearing single lines upon strips bearing a series of lines so that the line upon the superposed strip will be in the same relation to the remaining lines upon as the covered line; to provide such amachine which will register lines upon different surfaces with reference to each other; to provide'a machine whichwill effectv the said functions automatically, together with other functions. These and other objects of invention will in part be obvious and will in part more fully appear hereinafter.

The invention consists inthe novel parts, improvements, and combinations herein shown and described.

The accompanying drawings, referred to Specification of Letters Patent.

one embodiment of the same in orderthat in the re the other strip 7 lPatentedMar. 9, 1915.

filed April 25, 1906, Serial No. 313,629. Renewed July 24, 1914. Sefial No. 852,935.

herein and forming a part hereof, illustrate the invention,the same serv ng 1n connection with the description lperem toexplain the principles of the invenion.

Of the drawings: Figure l is a general perspective view of a machine constructed in accordance with the principles of the inventlon; Fig. 2 is a front elevation of such a machine. Fig. 3 is an end elevation, partly n'section, with parts broken away; Fig. 1s a partial sectional end elevation along the line A-B of Fig. 2; Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8are fragmentary details of various parts of the mechanism; and F 'gsf 10 and 11 are for the purpose of illustrating one use or operation of the machine.

In the typographic art it is frequently 'dewhich is adapted to receive character impressions of a high quality and which is readily soluble with water, or. other suitable solvent. Such a paper is usually made with glycerin ents of the coating. With letter-press matter carried upon surfaces of this kind,"it is necessary, of courseyto get the composed matter into the desired final form before the transfer is made to the final printing plate.

It is contemplated by the present invention to provide a machine whereby revisions, corrections, substitutions, additions, transpositions; or other desired changes in thecomposedletterpress matter may beef fected without handling or marring the impression-surface ofthe transfer sheet,- or other impression-receiving surface, which is to be used for reproduction and without any measuring or calculation on the part of theoperator. For this purpose the present invention, as hereinbefore indicated, contemplates providing means whereby strips or other surfaces bearing characters or lines of characters maybe registered with reference to eachother so that'the and starch as constituk a sheet carrying a coating upon its surface I typographic or characters or lines of characters upon the surface or strip will be in registered relation and also means for fixing the strips in position with reference to each other' so as to preserve the characters thereon in such registered relation. A convenient manner of fixing the said strips in position is by attaching them to each other in a su table manner and in the present embodiment of the invention the attaching is effected by causing the strips to adhere together.

-While the illustrated embodiment of the invention is adapted to act upon strips bearing any desired number of lines of characters, the invention is further adapted for severing a single line or a plurality of lines from one strip and bringing such line or lines into registered relation to thelines of characters upon another strip and then attaching the strips together so that the strips may be fixed in position with reference to each other in order to preserve the characters or lines in such registered relation.

Other features of set forth herein.

Referring to the illustrated embodiment, t willbe; found to comprise a plurality of members constructed and arranged to sup port and feed the character-bearing or linebearing strips. The said supporting and feeding members are'shownherein in the form of cylinders,.one cylinder being indicated by the reference numeral 1 and another by the reference numeral 2, such cylinders being shown fastwo in number in the said illustrated embodiment. These cylinders are mounted in a suitable relation to each other and are chine, which may suitable form. 7

Registering. devices for the purpose of positioning the character-bearing or linebearing strips with reference to each other in order to register the characters or lines thereon are contemplated by the invention and, so far as concerns some features of the invention, such registering means may of any desired form. According to other features of the invention, however, a machine is contemplated which is adapted to operate upon character-bearing or line-bearing strips which have registering means adapted to cooperate with registering means carried by the supporting and feeding members. The illustrated embodiment is constructed and arranged to comprise such being provided with means, and is further constructed and an 7 ranged to cooperate withline-bearingstrips which have registering means in the form of registering perforations at each end of each strip, Thev cylinder 1 is therefore shown as registering pins 3.

the invention also will be shown as beingrotatably mounted in the frame structure of thema be ofany convenientqor v line of characters carried upon said e saidpins in this embodiment are further shown as being movably mounted peripherally of the cylinder 1 and as being the surface-of the" cylinder 1 by suitable means, such as springs 4 shown as being located beneath the pins. According to certain features of the invention also, it is contemplated to provide the said cylinder with longitudinal kerfs or slots 5 for a purpose which'will be explained hereinafter.

One form of character-bearing or linebearing strip with which the machine is de signed to cooperate is shown in Fig.9 of the drawings wherein the characters are shown as arranged in line series 6 and registering holes 7 are shown at each end of each line. With the supporting and feeding meansand with the line-bearing sheet of the kind just described, the registering pins 3 are separated from each otherupon the surface of the cylindera distance equal to unitdistances between the lines 6 and likewise between the registering holes 7 upon the linebearing sheet 8.;

Suitable means foractuating the supporting and feeding cylinders are contemplated by the invention. The form. of such means illustrated-in connection with the present embodiment comprises a crank 9 adapted to rotate the cylinder. 1 soas to positively feed the strip by line space units, that is, so that the lines upon the line-bearing strip will al ways' bear the same relation to the mechanism. The form of such means herein illustrated further comprises a ratchet wheel 10 and a spring detent 11 which cooperate with the crank 9 in a manner which will be Well understood to give the space units desired. 7

similar device .for a similar purpose is shown in connection with the supporting and. feeding cylinder 2 the crankbeing indicated by the reference numeral 12, the ratchet by the numeral 13, and the pawl by the numeral 14:. It will be thus understood may constantly kept in a relation to each othercorrespending to the line space units. It will be furtherunderstood that the cylinders 1 and 2 move independently of each other so that any desired extent'of oneline-bearing strip may be fed up independently of the other, soas to bring them into any relation de-- sired; i V V A device for conveying a character-bear-. ing or line-bearing strip, or a line portion from such a strip, plurality oflines from such a strip, to another character-bearing or line-bearing strip is contemplated by certain features of the invention. In the present embodiment, the orm of such means shown comprisesa movable carriage 15 shown as being longitudinally slidable upon guide-rods 16 so as to bring it into operative relation with each 'normally yieldingly held projecting from or a portionbearing a of the supporting and feeding cylinders 1 and 2. V For ease of running the carriage is shown as being provided with rollers 17 traveling upon, and with steadying rolls 18 underneath, the rods 16. Suitable ad ust ing devices for controlling the movement and positioning of the carriage 15 are provided, being shown herein in the form of adjustable screws 19.

The carriage is provided with means adapted to enter into registered or positive relation with the line-bearing strips upon each of the cylindersl and 2, said means being also utilized in this embodiment for carrying the strip from one roll to the other. In this embodiment the form of such means illustrated comprises pins 20. The said pins 20 are herein shown as having a cup-shaped depression in the end thereof, the heads of the pins 3 being shaped to fit intothe said depressions in such manner as to bring the pin 20 into exact line with the pin 3 which may be then underneath it. The cylinder 2 is also provided with registeringupms 21 which have their ends shaped in a manner similar to the ends of the pins 3 and for. the same purpose. As hereinishown the plns 21 are set solidly into the cylinder 2.

In addition to the carriage 15 being movable slidably along the guiderods 16 a portion therof, indicated by the reference numeral 22, is further angularly movable about pintles 23 forming a part of the car riage 15. The pins 20 are carried in the said angularly movable portion 22 andsultable means are provided so that as the carriage is slid along the pins 20 will normally clear the pins 3 and 21 but will permit the part 22 to swing downward to engage the said pins 3 and 21. .Any suitable or convenient means maybe used for this purpose, but as herein shown springs 241 are r employed.- The said springs coact with the surrounding parts, as above stated, to normally preservethe angularly moving portion 22 of the carriage 15 clear of the-registering pins upon the cylinders 1 and 2 as the carriage slides along, this position of the parts being clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The pins 20 are yield ably carried he angularly moving part 22 of. the carriage 15, the said pins as shown being carried by springs20 attached to the part 22, for a purpose which will be hereinafter set forth. Any suitable means for. moving the carriage 15 may be provided and the form of such means herein shown comprises a handle 25.

It will be frequently sever a line-bearingsheet into line portions or a portion bearing'a that the said portions maybe carried into register with, and then attached to the other character-bearing or any desired formof such severing means,

found convenient to plurality of lines so.

line-bearing strip.

sofar as concerns many features of the invention, may be rovided. As herein shown the .said form comprisesa rotary knife 26 havingxa pinion 27 attached thereto, the knife 26- working in the slots or kerfs 5 in the cylinder 1. The knife'26 and its pinion 27 are-slidable longitudinally of the cylinder andgf by reason of the pinion 27 meshing with a stationary 'rack'28 a rotary'motion is communicated to the knife 26 during its sliding movement. I Vhile, as concernsmany features of the invention, any suitable means may be provided for keeping the character-bearing or llne-bearing strips in registered relation with each other, in the present embodiment, as previously indicated, a form of such means is shown adapted to cause them to adhere to each other. Said form of means comprises a water pan 29 having rollers 30 and 31 adapted to slightly moisten at each edge the surface of the line-bearing strip of transfer paper 8 which is supported and fed over the cylinder 2. There is also shown in this embodiment pressure pads 32, carried upon the angularly moving part" 22 of the icarriage,vthrough which the pins 20 pass. The said pads are shown of such shape, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings, so that pressure is applied to the strip without contacting with the line of characters. If desired, pressure rolls 33 may also be provided for giving a final pressure to the strips so as to cause them to adhere more strongly.

The mode of operation of the herein-adescribed mechanism is as follows: The strips of transfer paper, if this kind of characterbearmg o r line-bearing surface is used, are brought into engagement by means of the registering holes 7 with the registering pins 3 and 21 of the cylinders 1 and 2 respectively. The said strips are then positively fed by rotation ofthe cranks 9 and 12 respectively. By way of example, it will be assumed the particular operation desired to be performed is the correction of a line by substituting a. correct line from the strip 8 shown in Fig. 9, to the strip 8 shown in F1g'.'10. The correct line will be indicated by the reference numeralfi upon the strip 8 and the incorrect line by'the referencenumeral 6* beingon the strip 8 In such case in register-with the pins 3 which engage the 1 8 carried in cylinder 1, which will be when itimpinges upon. the screws 19. The angularly moving part 22 will then be downwardly, and the pins 20 will come .in contact-with the said pins 3 which are in alinement with the line of characters 6*. The springs 20 are stronger than the springs 4 beneath the 'pins3 and consequently as the part 22 is forced downwardly the pins 20 will force the pins 3 beneath the surface I of the cylinder 1 and in so doing the pins 20 will enterinto the registering holes 7 which are in 'alinement with the line 6*. The knife 26 may be then passed across the strip 8 and the line portion carrying the line 6 will then be severed from the line-bearing strip 8. Upon releasing the handle the angularly moving portion '22wi1l then move upwardly, the line portion 'bearingthe line 6 remaining upon'the. pins 20, by frictional engagement: The carriage will then be moved backwardly until the pins 20 are above the pins 21which engage the holes 7 in register with the line 6 on cylinder 2,

. which will be'when the carriage impinges with the screws 19 at the other end of its 2 path of travel.

7 -Upon again moving the part 22 downwardly against its. springs 24:, the pins 20 will come in contact with the pins 21. The pins'21 however being set solidly in the cylinder 2, it uponcontinued movement of the part 22 that the pins 20 will move relatively to the part 22 by the yielding action of the springs 20 and the pressure pads 32 contacting with the said line portion 6 upon the'pins 20 will force it downwardly from the pins upon the pins 21 in register therewith, and the holes 7 in the said line portion will thenpass over the pins 21'and bring the line 6 in absolute register over the line 6. The moistening mechanism 29, 30 and 31 having moistened the coating upon the transfer surface the line portion bearing the line 6 will, when pressed by the pads 32, adhere to the strip 8 Upon releasing the handle 25 the angularly moving part 22 will resume its normal position; The cranks 9 and 12 may then be rotated to bring the surfacesinto position for the nextoperation.

It will be understood that while this ation has. been described in connection with a, single line that a plurality of lines may be rought into registry from two strips in a like manner and also that the lines may be brought into register with each other with out superposition of one line upon another as will be obvious. In fact, any desired space could be left blank upon one strip and stripsbea'ring lines 'ofcha'racters including the otherstrip then attached thereto sothat the space between the strips would be in an integral number of line space units and any matter desired could be after wardinserted by use-of the registering machine or otherswung will be found tion with each operpreserve the lines other'objects and advantages. 7 r a It will be understood also that the mas chine may be used with othersurfaces than transfer surfaces and may be used in proc-' esses other. than those for securing'planographic printing plates.

' he invention, in its broader aspects, is not limited to the particular constructions shown, nor to any particular constructions by which it has been or may be carried into effect, as many changes may be made in the construction without departing from the main principles ofthe invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I do claim as my inventlon' and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A machine, character-bearing strips, including in com: bination means for registering a plurality of strips so that the characters upon the said strips will be in registered relation with each other, and means for fixing the said strips in position with reference to each otherso as topreservethe' characters thereon in such registered relation.

2.- A machine, adapted to operate upon character-bearing surfaces, including in combination means for registering a plu-' rality of strips so that the characters upon the several strips will bein registered relaother, ing the strips together topreservej the characters in the said'relation. n

3. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters, including in combination means for registering a pluralityv of strips so that the linesof characters upon the several strips will be in registered relation with each other, and means for fixingthe said strips in position with advantages herein set forth, together with adapted to operate upon and means for attachreference to each other so as to preserve the characters thereon in such registered'relation. Y 4JA machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters, including in combination means for registering a plurality of strips so that the lines of characters upon the several strips will be in registered relation with each other, and means for attaching the strips to each other to of characters in the said relation.

5. Aniachine adapted to operate upon ing one of said strips relatively to the other so that the lines of characters upon the two strips will be broughtinto registered relation, and means for fixing said strips in position to preserve the said lines in such re lation. V

6. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters including in combination means for supporting a linebearing strip, means for supportinga sec ond line-bearing strip, means for moving one of said strips relatively to the other so that the lines of characters upon the two strips will be brought into registered-relation, and means for attaching the said strips together to preserve the said lines in such relation.

7. A machine adapted to operate upon" strips bearing lines of characters including incombination means for supportinga plurality of line-bearing strips, means for severing a portion bearing a line of characters from one of said strips, means for positioning the said severed line portion with reference to another line-bearing strip so that the line upon the line portion will be in register with the linesupon thecother strip, and means for attaching the'said: line portion to the said other strip.

8. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters including in combination means for holding a strip bearing a line of characters, means for registering said line strip with reference to a strip bearing linesof characters, and means for attaching the line strip to the strip bearing the lines of characters in such registered relation. g

9. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters including in combination means for holding a linebearing strip, and means for imposing a strip bearing a line of charactersupon a line of characters carried upon the line-bearing strip in such position that the line of characters upon the line strip will bear the same relation to the other lines of characters upon the line-bearing strip as the coveredline of characters. a I V 10. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters and hav ing registering devices in definite relation to said lines of characters, said machine including in combination means adapted to coact with the registering means upon the said strips to bring the lines of characters upon the respective stripsinto register with each other, and means for fixing the said strips in position with reference to each other so as to preserve-the lines ofcharacacters in such registered relation.

11. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing linesof characters and havdefinite relation to ing registering devices in sald machme "insaid lines of characters,

cluding in combination means adapted to ing registering coact with the registering means upon the SELld SlDI'lPS to bring the lines of characters upon the respective strips into register with each other, and means for attaching the said strips together with the lines of characters in such registered relation.

12. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing-lines of characters and having registering devices in definite relation to said lines of characters, said machine including in combination means for severing a line portion from one of said strips, and means adapted to co-act with the registering devlces carried by the strips for positioning the said line portion with reference to the other line strip so that the line of characters thereon will be in register with the lines upon the said line strip, and means for attaching the said line portion to the line strip.

18. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters and having registering devices in definite relation to said lines of characters, said machine including in combination holding means for a line-bearing strip, said holding means having registering devices constructed and arranged to cooperate with the registering devices upon the line strip, holding means for a second line-bearing strip also having registering means adapted to cooperate with the registering devices upon its line strip, and means adapted to co-act with all the said registering means to bring one or more lines of characters upon one line-bearing strip into register with the lines of characters upon the other character-bearing strip, and

means for? fixing themin registered relation.

14; A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters and having registering devices in definite relation to said lines of characters, said machine including in combination holding means for a linebearing strip, said holding means having registering devices constructed and arranged to cooperate with the registering devices upon'the line strip, holding means for a second linebearing strip also having registering means adapted to cooperate with the registering devices upon its line strip, and

means adapted to co-act with all the said registering means to bring one or more lines of characters upon one line-bearing strip into register with the lines of characters upon the other character-bearing strip, and means for attaching said strips together so as to preserve said lines of characters in such registered relation.

in definite relation ing registering devices said machme 1nto said lines of characters, cluding 1n comblnation machine adapted to operate uponstrips bearing lines of characters and hav- 1125' vices upon the linestrip, holding: means for a secondline-bearing strip also havingregistering means adapted to cooperate with the registering devices upon its line strip, means for severing a line portion from one of said strips, and means for co-acting with the registering devices upon the holder for the said registeringv holes in definite relation to the.

lines of characters upon the strip, said machineincluding in combination a supporting i stri s member for said strip having pins adapted to project through the registering holes in a secondsupporting member'for a the'strip, line-bearing strip having registering pins adapted to project through the registering. and a movable registering.

holesin its strip, device constructed. and arranged to co-act .With the said strip-supporting members and the registering holes in their strips to bring.

a line or lines of characters upon one strip into registered relation With a. line or lines of characters upon the other strip, and means for fixing the said strips With reference to each other With their lines of char acters in such registered relation.

17. A machine adapted to'operate' upon bearing lines of characters having reg stering holes in definite relation to the lines of characters upon the strip, said machine including in combination-a supporting;

member having pins adapted to project through the registering holes in the strip, a second supporting member having regis-' tering pins adapted to project through the registering holesin its strip, and a movable registering device constructed and arranged to co-act With the said strip-supporting members and the registering holes in their strips to bring a line or lines of charactersupon one strip into registered relation With a line or lines of characters upon the other strip, and means for attaching the said strips to each other with their lines of char-' acters in such registered relation. 7

l8. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters having registering holes in definite relation to the linesof characters upon the strip, said machine including in combination a supporting member for said strip having. pins adapted to project through the registering holes in the strip, her for a line-bearing strip having registering pins adapted to project through the registering holes in the rierchaving pins adapted to pass into alinement With the registering pins upon the said holders for the purpose tact With" the strip carried a second supporting mom--v strip, a'movable ca'rof: receivingv the,

strip from the registering pins on one sup. porting member and for delivering it onto the registering pinsupon the other supporting member, the said carrier also having means for pressing the said strip into consupporting member;

19; A. machine strips bearing lines of characters having registering holes at each end of the lines of characters each in definite a supportingand feeding member for a linebearing strip, registering pins carried by said supportingand feeding member so as to project through the holes in the strip at each by the last-named adapted to operate upon relation to itslme, saidmachine including in combination 7 by the said carrier into position upon the line 'bearing, strip carried by the last-inentioned supporting and feeding member.

20; A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters having registering holes at each end of the lines of' characters each in definite relation, to its line, said, machine including in combination a. supporting andfeeding member for a lineearing strip, registering pins carried by said supporting and feeding member so asv to pro ect through the holes in the strip at each end of thelines, means for severing a portion of the StIlD'CLLTlGd by said supporting and feeding? means, another supporting and feeding member for strip, registering pins carried by said lastmentioned supporting and feeding member so as to projectthrough the holes in the strip at eachend of the lines, a movable carrier adapted to be moved into register with the pins Which engage the severed portion of the line-bearing strip upon the firstmentioned supporting and feeding member to receive said'severed portion, and for then moving into register With the registering pins-upon the other supporting and feeding member, said carrier also having means for impressingsaid-severed portion on to the strips bearing lines of characters, includingv in combination a plurality of means for supporting line-bearing. strips, means for another line-bearing I severing a portion, from oneof said strips,

means for bringing the said severed portion into a position so that the line or lines'thereon will register with the lines of charac-' ters upon another line-bearin strip, means for applying an adhesive to a line-bearing strip, and means for pressing the severed portion on to the said other line-bearing strip. a, 1 i

22. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters having registering holes in definite relation to. the lines of characters upon the strip,'said machine including in combination a rotatable cylinderfor carrying a linestrip, said cylinder being provided with registering pins adapted to project through the holes in the line-bearing strip, and means for rotating said cylinder so as to positively feed the said strip by line spaceunits.

23. A registering machine adaptedto opcrate upon strips bearing lines of characters having registering holes in definite T6lflt10l1 to the hues of characters upon the strip, said machine including in combination a plurality of rotatable cylinders each constructed and arranged to carry a line strip, and having registering pinsadapted to engage the registering holes in the line strip, means for rotating one of said cylinders so as to positively feed its strip by line space units, and means for independently rotating another of said cylinders so as to cause it to positively feed its strip by line space units.

24. A registering machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters and having registering holes in definite relation to the lines of characters upon, the strip, said machine having a supporting and feeding cylinder for a linebearing strip, said supporting and feeding cylinder being provided with a row of radially movable pins adapted to move into engagement with the registering holes in the strip carried by the said cylinder or to move inwardly out of engagement with the said holes. I

25. A registering machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters and having registering holes in definite re-:

lation to the lines of characters upon the strip, said machine having a supporting and feeding cylinder for a line-bearing strip, said supporting and feeding cylinder being provided with a row of radially movable spring-pressed pins adapted to move into engagement with the registering holes in the strip carried by the said cylinder or to move inwardly out of engagement with the said holes.

26. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters and having registering holes in definite relation to the lines of characters upon the strip, said machine having a supporting and feeding cylinder for a line-bearing strip, said supthe lines of characters. upon the said strip,

said machine including in combination a supporting and feeding cylinder, for a linebearing strip, said supporting and feeding.

cylinder being provided with a row of radially movable, spring-pressed pins adapted to move into engagement with the registering holes in the strip carried by the said cylinder or to move inwardly out of engagement with the said holes, said cylinder also having a series of longitudinal slits in the surface thereof, and a cutting member adapted to cooperate with the grooves in the said cylinder for the purpose of severing the linebearing strip.

28. A machine adapted to operate upon strips bearing lines of characters and having registering holes in definite relation to the lines of characters upon the strip, said machine including in combination a cylinder for supporting and feeding a line-bearing strip,said cylinder having longitudinal slits therein, spring-pressed, radially movable registering pins carried in said cylinder in position for engaging the holes in the line bearing strip, a cutting device adapted to cOePerate with said slits to sever the linebearing strip, another cylinder, adapted to support and feed a line-bearing strip, fixed registering pins in the said cylinder for en gaging the registering holes in the line-bearing strip, a slidable and angularly movable carriage carrying pins adapted to register the spring-pressed pins carried by the said first-mentioned cylinder in order to receive the severed portion of the line-bearing strip therefrom, and for then passing into registering position with the registering pins upon the said second cylinder while carrying the said severed portion of the linebearing strip, and means upon said carriage for pressing the said severed portion down definite relation With such lines of c'ha'r'ack c "a predetermined positionWith respect to the plurality of lines of characters thereon and line of characters on the other attached thereto. 5 r

31. A machine of the class described strip to be adapted to operate upon a plurality ofstrips each having a line of characters thereon and each strip having also registering means in definite relation W1th such lines of characters, said machine having in combination devices cooperating respectively Withv the registering devices on the said strips for bringing one line of characters on one strip into a predetermined position With respect to the line of characters on the other strip and means for attaching the strips together.

32. A machine of the class described adapted to operate upon a strip having a registering means in definite relation to said lines of characters,'and upon another strip I having a line of characters and registering means in definite relation to said lineof characters, and having in combination "devices cooperating with said registering means to bring said line of characters on said last mentioned strip into the same relations With the lines of characters on the other strip as'they bear to each other.

33. A machine of the class described adapted to operate upon a strip having a plurality of lines of characters thereon. and registering means in definite relation to said and upon another strip havinga line of characters and registering means in definite relation to said line of characters, and having in combination devices cooperating With said means to bring said line of characters on said last mentioned strip into the same relations With thelines of characters on the other strip as they bear to each other, and

characters on said other registering means for attaching the strips together in:

that relation.

34. A machine of the class described adapted to operate upon tWo character bearmg strips each strip having lines ofcharacters thereon said lines being in definite from one strip a portion bearing a line of characters, and means cooperating with the registering devices on said severedjportion and upon the other strip for bringing the line of characters on said severed portion into the same relation'with the lines of characters on the other strip that said lines'of strip bear to each other.

35. A 'machine of the class described adapted to operate upon twocharacter bear- 3 ing strips, each strip having lines of characters thereon, said lines being in definite relation to each other, each ofsaid strips having also registering devicesi'n definite relation tothe lines of characters thereon, having in combination means for severing from one strip a portion bearing a line of characters, means co -operating with the registering deviceson said severed portion and upon the other strip for bringing the line of characters on said severed portion into the same relation With the lines of characters on the other strip'that said lines of characters on said other strip bear to each other, and means for attaching said-severed portion to said other strip With the lines 01- characters in said relation. I

In testimony. whereof I have signed my name to this s'pecifi'catio'n'in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

GEORGE R. CORN Witnesses: I J

JOHN D. MORGAN, CLARA PHILLIPS.

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